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Fencer Vulns
high 7.6

CVE-2026-23883 json

Heap-use-after-free in update_pointer_new

published 2026-01-19 9 mo ago modified 2026-07-15 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-3312

cvss
7.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, `xf_Pointer_New` frees `cursorPixels` on failure, then `pointer_free` calls `xf_Pointer_Free` and frees it again, triggering ASan UAF. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side use after free, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.4.1-3.el9_0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.4.1-6.el9_2.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support 2:2.11.2-1.el9_4.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support 2:2.11.7-1.el9_6.1
  • freerdp3 Debian 13 3.15.0+dfsg-2.1+deb13u1
  • freerdp3 Debian 14 3.21.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23883

  • freerdp3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.4
  • freerdp3 Ubuntu 25.10 3.16.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23883

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  • freerdp RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • libwinpr RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp-server RHEL 10.1 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp RHEL 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10
  • libwinpr RHEL 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10
  • freerdp-libs RHEL 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10
  • freerdp RHEL 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:3037RHSA-2026:2952RHSA-2026:2824RHSA-2026:2770RHSA-2026:2736RHSA-2026:2222

  • freerdp SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.11.2-150600.4.12.1
  • freerdp2 SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 2.11.7-150700.3.8.1
  • freerdp SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 2.4.0-150400.3.41.1
  • freerdp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 3.10.3-150700.3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:0761-1SUSE-SU-2026:0683-1SUSE-SU-2026:0656-1SUSE-SU-2026:0345-1

  • freerdp2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.11.7-6.1
  • freerdp openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.22.0-160000.1.1
  • freerdp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.21.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10459-1openSUSE-SU-2026:20339-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10107-1

  • freerdp AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp-server AlmaLinux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
  • libwinpr AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
  • freerdp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
  • freerdp AlmaLinux 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:2222ALSA-2026:2048ALSA-2026:2081

  • freerdp Rocky Linux 10 2:3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 9 2:2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
  • freerdp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.11.7-2.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:2222RLSA-2026:2048RLSA-2026:2081

  • freerdp Alpine 3.23 3.22.0-r0
  • freerdp Alpine 3.24 3.21.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-23883

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-23883 updated cvss 7.6

freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution and denial of service via malicious server

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freerdp, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) freerdp-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, libwinpr-devel 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2736
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:3037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) freerdp 2.11.7-2.el8_10, libwinpr 2.11.7-2.el8_10, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-2.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2048
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freerdp 3.10.3-5.el10_1.1, libwinpr 3.10.3-5.el10_1.1, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) freerdp 2.4.1-3.el9_0, libwinpr 2.4.1-3.el9_0, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-3.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2770
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) freerdp 2.4.1-6.el9_2.2, libwinpr 2.4.1-6.el9_2.2, freerdp-libs 2.4.1-6.el9_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2824
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp 3.10.3-3.el10_0.1, libwinpr 3.10.3-3.el10_0.1, freerdp-libs 3.10.3-3.el10_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2952
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) freerdp 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, libwinpr 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1, freerdp-libs 2.11.2-1.el9_4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) freerdp 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, libwinpr 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1, freerdp-libs 2.11.7-1.el9_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:3037
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, libwinpr-devel 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2048
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freerdp-server 3.10.3-5.el10_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) freerdp-server 3.10.3-3.el10_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2952
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) freerdp-devel 2.11.7-2.el8_10, freerdp-debuginfo 2.11.7-2.el8_10, libwinpr-debuginfo 2.11.7-2.el8_10, freerdp-debugsource 2.11.7-2.el8_10, freerdp-libs-debuginfo 2.11.7-2.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:2081
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freerdp, libwinpr, freerdp-libs, freerdp-plugins
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
9 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qcrr-85qx-4p6x referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CISA ADP 3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CNA 4.0 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected products

  • FreeRDP FreeRDP
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.